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The merchant of Yonkers : a farce in four acts [promptbook]
Item Information
Creator
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
Contributor
Reinhardt, Max, 1873-1943
Date
1900s
Rights
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Collection
Max Reinhardt Promptbooks
Description
Markings in purple pen, blue pencil, red pencil black pencil, and black pen. All of Reinhardt’s written notes in German are translated into English and typed on opposite side of page in red ink. Almost all handwritten notes are in German. English-language handwritten notes found throughout in black pen, however they do not appear to be Reinhardt’s. Written notes common throughout both books. Heavily marked throughout in a variety of colors. Noticeable lack of stage setting, staging, prop, etc. directions throughout.
Part I also includes folder with multiple sheets of paper; script changes, extensive written notes mainly dealing with staging directions, prop lists, music directions, etc.
Dimensions
29.5cm x 24cm
Production(s)
Part I: September 31, 1938, Palos Verdes, California, Harden House
October 1938, Palos Verdes
January 1, 1939 (city unspecified)
December, 1940, Hollywood
September 26 (year unspecified, city unspecified).
Part II: October 15, 1938, Palos Verdes, California
October 27, 1938, Palos Verdes, California
December 31, 1938 (city unspecified; possibly New York)
-Supporting materials: Box 8 Folder 60: Photographs (Guild Theater, New York; 1938)
Oversized mounted 7, 10, 14
Box 14 Folder 59: Programs; plays (Guild Theater, New York; December 28, 1938)
October 1938, Palos Verdes
January 1, 1939 (city unspecified)
December, 1940, Hollywood
September 26 (year unspecified, city unspecified).
Part II: October 15, 1938, Palos Verdes, California
October 27, 1938, Palos Verdes, California
December 31, 1938 (city unspecified; possibly New York)
-Supporting materials: Box 8 Folder 60: Photographs (Guild Theater, New York; 1938)
Oversized mounted 7, 10, 14
Box 14 Folder 59: Programs; plays (Guild Theater, New York; December 28, 1938)
Earlier version
The Merchant of Yonkers
Notes
Located in Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections
PT2635.E548P75 v.153
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About this Collection
Collection Description
Who is Max Reinhardt? The celebrated Austrian theater director Max Reinhardt, recognized in America primarily for his elaborate productions of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Franz Werfel’s The Eternal Road, and Karl Vollmoeller’s The Miracle, was born in 1873 at Baden near Vienna, Austria and died in New York City in… More
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Citation
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975, “The merchant of Yonkers : a farce in four acts [promptbook],” Digital Collections, accessed November 23, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1585.
